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Settling in, in Y10

Settling in, in Y10. Mrs Sue Hodgetts Mr M Ward. Which one would you choose?. Endless bag of sweets. Magic Carpet. Invisible cloak. What’s new?. No more modular exams, all end loaded in final term of y11 No more resits in y10/11 Emphasis on SPAG (Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar)

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Settling in, in Y10

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  1. Settling in, in Y10 Mrs Sue Hodgetts Mr M Ward

  2. Which one would you choose? Endless bag of sweets Magic Carpet Invisible cloak

  3. What’s new? • No more modular exams, all end loaded in final term of y11 • No more resits in y10/11 • Emphasis on SPAG (Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar) • Rising standards, deeper thinking, harder marking • Stay on till they are 18 • Competition for places at FE and HE • Real focus on passing English and Maths

  4. Oh dear, what's wrong? dear john i want a man who knows what love is all about you are generous kind thoughful people who are not like you admit to being useles and inferior you have runed me for other men i yearn for you i have no feelings whatsoever when were apart i can be forever happy will you let me be yours jane

  5. Oh dear, what's wrong? Dear John: I want a man who knows what love is all about. You are generous, kind, thoughtful.People who are not like you admit to being useless and inferior.You have ruined me for other men.I yearn for you.I have no feelings whatsoever when we're apart. I can be forever happy--will you let me be yours? Jane /25

  6. Oh dear, what's wrong? Dear John: I want a man who knows what love is all about. You are generous, kind, thoughtful.People who are not like you admit to being useless and inferior.You have ruined me for other men.I yearn for you.I have no feelings whatsoever when we're apart. I can be forever happy--will you let me be yours? Jane /25

  7. Why change? • Previous discussions indicate that many are concerned that modular exams are not helping students to achieve but rather merely encouraging re-sits. • The ability to take exams an unlimited number of times is unfair to those who have to take a linear exam and work hard to achieve a good result the first time. • Passing modules has become more important to pupils than actually achieving a lasting understanding and love of a subject. • Frequent exam sessions interrupts students learning therefore they will now restrict GCSE sitting to May/June in order to minimise the impact on teaching and learning time. It will ensure that students can spend the full two years on their studies for a particular subject. • November exams for English, English language and mathematics retakes will continue. • Many people believe that the students level of understanding and maturity is greater in year 11. • Students will have fewer opportunities to be put under stress because fewer exams

  8. What are going to be the challenges for the Students? Having to remember work which is up to 18 months previous. Making sure that lessons are attended. Making sure that any work missed is caught up. Completing homework Review and revising as they go along. Being organised with books and work

  9. Staff challenges • Understanding and coping with individual learning styles in order to help them remember topics and ideas. • Creating frequent tests/revisit topics in order to ‘top up’ memory. • Giving opportunities for students to create revision materials as they go along. • Getting students to evaluate and analyse work. • Getting students to think about and self question.

  10. Describe…Explain…Analyse Analyse: Let us look specifically at….. If we look at this example and compare it with….. If this continues to happen we might see… This will lead to… On the other hand… Therefore… The most appropriate solution is… On balance… The extent of the impact depends on … Explain: The purpose of this is to… It does this because… In order for this to work it needs to… In this situation it ….. This means that… Describe: This is a……. It looks like….. It has a …….

  11. Describe…Explain…Analyse Choose one of the pictures Why did you choose it?

  12. What can you do?

  13. Try and engage them in conversations about their work. Not about how the day went. Use questions that make them think. My favourite… ‘What would someone who disagreed with you say’ • Be aware of the importance of SPAG if they have asked you for help. • Push them to use the higher order skills of explain and analyse. • Try and arrange visits to support the things they are studying (if you can) to give a different perspective. E.g. Visit the enigma machine (Bletchley park) for maths. Think Tank (Birmingham) for science, Maths and technology. • Encourage them to reflect and review regularly. • Create posters • Revision cards

  14. Y 10 Controlled test dates 12-13 Y 10 Controlled test dates 12-13

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